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For the dog lovers (you’ll need tissues for the funny and the sad moments)

Hazel the Handful by Jamie Michalak and Matt Myers

Where Are You, Brontë? by Tomie dePaola and Barbara McClintock

February 13, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Are you a dog person? Are you looking for two new books to read about dogs? Well the first book below has a theme of dog and sibling rivalry. And the second, well it is a bit more sad. It is about the loss of a beloved pet named Bronte by one of my all time favorite authors. Hazel the Handful by Jamie Michalak and illustrated by Matt Myers (due early April 2025; read via an online reader is a cute story about sibling rivalry […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Health, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Barbara McClintock, Death, dogs, family, feelings & emotions, friendship, grief, Jamie Michalak, Jamie Michalak and Matt Myers, Matt Myers, New Baby, siblings, Tomie dePaola, Tomie dePaola and Barbara McClintock

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:89 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Health, Non-Fiction · Tags: Barbara McClintock, Death, dogs, family, feelings & emotions, friendship, grief, Jamie Michalak, Jamie Michalak and Matt Myers, Matt Myers, New Baby, siblings, Tomie dePaola, Tomie dePaola and Barbara McClintock ·
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Happy April and Happy Poetry Month

All of Those Babies by Mylisa Larsen

Aunt Sue's Stories by Langston Hughes

Bless Our Pets : Poems of Gratitude for Our Animal Friends by Lee Bennett Hopkins

April 5, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Happy April and Happy Poetry Month. I am sure I will find other poetry books for kids, but I will start with three that I just found. All are available (or with the last one “soon” in April 2024) but all have been read via online reader copies. The first is All of Those Babies by Mylisa Larsen and illustrated by Stephanie Laberis . This book is one solid poem that rhymes and has repetition. The idea is how all babies, be they lizard, human […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Religion Tagged With: African Americans, animals, Baby Animals, family, Gary Kelley, Langston Hughes, Lee Bennett Hopkins, Lita Judge, Mylisa Larsen, New Baby, Pets, Science & Nature, Social Topics, Stephanie Laberis, Values & Virtues

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:144 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Religion · Tags: African Americans, animals, Baby Animals, family, Gary Kelley, Langston Hughes, Lee Bennett Hopkins, Lita Judge, Mylisa Larsen, New Baby, Pets, Science & Nature, Social Topics, Stephanie Laberis, Values & Virtues ·
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Joyful

Joyful Song: A Naming Story  by Leslea Newman

 I Can Be... Me! by Leslea Newman

October 3, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

In honor of Banned Book Week 2023 celebrations (or as one article called it, a Call to Arms), I wanted to read a banned book a day. Which, of course, means my precious picture books would help me fill my goal. One of the lists I had, however, was filled with books from 2000 to a few years ago (and was Canadian, but of course, counts in my book) and I would not have easy access to some of them. Therefore, I figured my goal needed tweaking. When […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Health, Poetry, Religion, Romance Tagged With: family, Holidays & Celebrations, Imagination & Play, Leslea Newman, Maya Gonzalez, names, New Baby, siblings, Social Themes, Susan Gal

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:713 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Health, Poetry, Religion, Romance · Tags: family, Holidays & Celebrations, Imagination & Play, Leslea Newman, Maya Gonzalez, names, New Baby, siblings, Social Themes, Susan Gal ·
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Read the author bio on the back as well

Welcome: A Mo Willems Guide for New Arrivals by Mo Willems

June 22, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Seriously, I know many adults who could use Welcome: A Mo Willems Guide for New Arrivals. Classic Willems humor falls off each page (wait, that was me and my chair …) I read several pages out loud (and one reading dealt with the poop page. Shocking, I know. Me finding poop funny…) This introduction to the world tells us there will be cats (well, the book has a drawing of a cat, but the narrator tells the listener that there will be real cats, too). […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Non-Fiction Tagged With: life, Mo Willems, New Baby, New Experience, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:325 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Non-Fiction · Tags: life, Mo Willems, New Baby, New Experience, Social Themes ·
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One sibling on the way for a special big brother

When Aidan Became a Brother by Kyle Lukoff

June 9, 2020 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

When Aidan Became a Brother is one of those books that can be a bit difficult to write about. Mostly because how do you talk about it without telling the whole story? Also, as a picture book, 250 words might be more than the entire book has. Therefore, I will say this book is a realistic journey from being born female to becoming Aidan. I am assuming this as Kyle Lukoff has had a similar journey themselves and therefore can honestly portray a child taking […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, History Tagged With: African-American, Kaylani Juanita, Kyle Lukoff, lgbt, New Baby, Parent and child, siblings, Stonewall Book Award

BlackRaven's CBR12 Review No:197 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, History · Tags: African-American, Kaylani Juanita, Kyle Lukoff, lgbt, New Baby, Parent and child, siblings, Stonewall Book Award ·
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There is a new Kid in Town

A Kid of Their Own by Megan Dowd Lambert

February 7, 2020 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

A Kid of Their Own is the second book set on the farm by Megan Dowd Lambert. The puns are worse than before, the story, however, is a bit stronger. The ending says book three to come! This time Clyde and the farmyard animals get a new Mama Goat with her baby. Everyone is overjoyed about the new addition. Except for Clyde. Roberta, his goose friend, is now taking the kid under her wing and not Clyde. The results are obvious, Clyde is jealous and […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction Tagged With: Emotions & Feelings, Jessica Lanan, Megan Dowd Lambert, New Baby

BlackRaven's CBR12 Review No:68 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction · Tags: Emotions & Feelings, Jessica Lanan, Megan Dowd Lambert, New Baby ·
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